Erosion

Grace Joy S. Bobier, Janjan Alpay, Cristel Joy Salivia, Jayann

Venus, Ir Christian Gabriel Sanchez

Introduction

Erosion can be caused by water, wind, or ice. A similar

process is called weathering. It breaks down or weakens rock,
or turns it into tiny fragments.  The broadest application of
the term erosion embraces the general wearing down and molding
of all landforms on Earth’s surface, including
the weathering of rock in its original position, the transport
of weathered material, and erosion caused by wind action
and fluvial, marine, and glacial processes.

This broad definition is more correctly called

denudation, or degradation, and includes mass-movement
processes. A narrow and somewhat limiting definition of
erosion excludes the transport of eroded material by natural
agencies, but the exclusion of the transport phenomenon makes
the distinction between erosion and weathering very vague.
Erosion, therefore, includes the transportation of eroded or
weathered material from the point of degradation (such as the
side of a mountain or other landform) but not
the deposition of material at new site.

The complementary actions of erosion and deposition or

sedimentation operate through the geomorphic processes of
wind, moving water, and ice to alter existing landforms and
create new landforms. (The difference between weathering and
erosion is that in the process of weathering, materials are
worn away but not transported. And erosion is the opposite of
deposition when natural forces leave earthen materials
behind.)

A group of students at Sta. Elena (Cam. Norte) College

Inc. Gas and ICT 12 students conducted an experiment related
to their lesson which is erosion with their instructor ma'am
Felicia Chloe Sison, in their subject earth and life science.
This activity experiment aims to understand the process of
erosion.
Methodology

 Materials:

1. Bar Soap (Bioderm)

2. Nail Pusher

3. Ruler

4. Strainer

5. Dipper

6. Water

7. Paper

8. Towel

Procedure

1. The First step is to flatten the surface of the bar soap

using the nail pusher

2. After flattening the bar soap, start to carve the chosen

design which is the moon using the nail pusher. Then
after carving the soap, measured the depth of the carved
soap using a ruler

3. Proceed in placing the carved soap in the strainer, and

slowly pour water over the carved soap until it changes
the depth of the soap.

4. Last, measure and record the depth of the carved soap.

 Figure 1 Figure 2

In figure 1 we started to carve in the bar soap using the nail

pusher. While in the figure 2 we proceed in pouring water in
the surface of the bar soap until the bar soap became smooth
and softer.

Results

After Carving the bar soap using the nail pusher in step
2, we measure the carved soap using the ruler; with a depth of
1.1 cm then we proceed to step 3 placing the carved soap in
the strainer and slowly pouring water into the surface of the
bar soap for 2 minutes. Then when pouring water the depth of
the bar soap is getting deeper and wider. We measure the
result from 1.1 cm to 1.3 cm depth. That means it changed by
0.2 cm which shows the bar soap’s surface is getting softer
and lightens its color.

Discussion

The presented data were used to show how erosion occurs.

Hereafter carving the bar soap we measure; with a depth of 1.1
cm. We proceed to pour water on one surface of the carved
soap. The depth of a carved soap was changed to 1.3 cm and
deepened to o.2 cm. The running water serves as the agent of
erosion and the soap acts as the earth’s surface. The lab
activity showed us how erosion actually happens. It was shown
here that when water an agent of erosion, continuously hits a
part of the earth’s surface, its appearance can be changed.

Conclusion

In Conclusion, erosion really occurs environment and

occurs naturally because it has been shown in our experiment
that erosion affects the structure of our earth’s surface with
the influence of gravity and biological activity. This report
aims to know each member of our group know how erosion and
weathering occur and people will continuously discover about
the biological activity on our planet.
REFERENCE:
(BRITANNICA, 2022).
Erosion can be caused by water, wind, or ice. A
similar process is called weathering.
Documentation